Upcoming Events

Need help navigating interactions with DCFS? Join our community office hours to learn about your parental rights and steps to reunify families. Connect with a Public Defender in a safe and welcoming space. Walk-ins are welcome; advanced registration is not required. To register, click here.

Defenders from our office will be joining Strides for Peace for their 1st Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Expo. This event will bring together resource providers, civic partners, public officials, community organizations and those for whom violence prevention is a top priority and creating a national network.

We will be one of the employers at the 2026 Fall Citywide Career Fair. Prepare your resume and join us and other partners this fall to find your next career opportunity. Questions? Email workforceinitiatives@transitchicago.com. 

Need help navigating interactions with DCFS? Join our community office hours to learn about your parental rights and steps to reunify families. Connect with a Public Defender in a safe and welcoming space.

Join us in partnership with Access Living for a community conversation on improving accessibility for people with disabilities in our courthouses and at the Public Defender's Office. Please RSVP here. 

Join us in partnership with Access Living for a community conversation on improving accessibility for people with disabilities in our courthouses and at the Public Defender's Office. Please RSVP here. 

If you or someone in your family has criminal records to expunge or seal, join the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and county partners. This event helps Cook County residents clear past records and moved forward to new opportunities. Pre-registration is required. Register here.